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Announcing a new date for a drawing and printing a "brilliant and unparalleled scheme" for a lottery to be conducted to raise funds for the support of the Southern Military Academy in Fredonia, Alabama, a broadsheet form letter
Published by Office of the Southern Military Academy Lottery, Montgomery, AL, 1855
Seller: Bartleby's Books, ABAA, Chevy Chase, MD, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ESA ILAB IOBA
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
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Broadsheet, 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches, on blue paper, the letter on recto printed in italic and signed in type "Sam'l Swan, Manager," the scheme on verso announcing 1000 prizes, including a top prize of $20,000, the scheme printed in a variety of sizes and styles of type. Accompanied by a ticket for the lottery, 2 5/8 x 6 7/8 inches, printed in black and shades of green (small chip in top edge, other edgewear), for the 8 November 1855 drawing advertised on the broadsheet, title across the center "Lottery in Aid of the Southern Military Academy." Also accompanied by a 1939 letter from an owner of the ticket to Alabama collector Peter Brannom, in whose collection it wound up, informing him of its existence. All folded as for mailing, but a very good lot of three items. Founded in 1851, the Southern Military Academy operated in Fredonia, Chambers County, Alabama, until "closed by the civil strife of the 1860s." By special act of the Alabama legislature, a bill was passed in 1854 providing for a lottery to be held to raise funds for the school. It was a rousing success, as all of the tickets were sold and $60,000 in prize money was distributed, leaving $25,000 for the school. The broadsheet is apparently not recorded on OCLC. (1597).
